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The Citadel
The Citadel

The Citadel

Genres

Drama

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El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry another. He sets his sights on the beautiful Aïssa, with whom Kaddour, his adopted son, is in love. The old man decides to play a trick on Kaddour to teach him never to covet a woman that an elder wants to marry...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

4.429/10

Release Date

02 January 1988

Country

Algeria

Cast

Nawal Zaatar

Nawal Zaatar

Ouardia Hamtouche

Ouardia Hamtouche

Zoubida

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Helima

Sirat Boumediène

Sirat Boumediène

Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)

Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)

Mohamed Bouamari

Mohamed Bouamari

Djillali Ain-Tedeles

Djillali Ain-Tedeles

Djillali

Khaled Barkat

Khaled Barkat

Kaddour

Fatima Belhadj

Fatima Belhadj

Nedjma

Momo Latiff

Momo Latiff

Aissa

Fatima-Zohra Guelli

Fatima-Zohra Guelli

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